𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐬

CHAPTER 30

Chris giving flirty eyes at Kiara above.

limerence

(n.) the state of being infatuated with another person

Today was July 3rd which meant, while incredibly inconvenient when in America, it was Kiara's 28th birthday. The sun set as she stepped out of her car, frowning as to why Vijay simply texted her to dress nicely and meet him at a random location in the corner of town. The minute she walked into the restaurant, rainbow streamers exploded from all around her as he held out a chocolate cake to celebrate. Chris, Nicole, Emilia and Kabir sang an off-key version of 'Happy Birthday' while she blew out the candles on her cake. In keeping with the age old tradition, Vijay swiped some icing off the cake and smeared it gently onto her cheeks.

Looking around the table, Kiara was practically grinning from ear to ear as she spotted various friends from both the Hollywood and Bollywood industry. Most of her friends had also brought their significant others so the restaurant was packed full tonight as their party took up most of the space. Considering her favourite food was lasagne, he had booked out a relatively unknown Italian restaurant for privacy as their famous friends came together to celebrate her birthday.

Tugging her against his body, Chris ignored their audience and pressed a sweet kiss to her lips as he murmured, "Happy birthday, trouble."

Feeling like the luckiest girl in the world, Kiara found herself beaming as the group laughed and played party games. Most of the chosen games were juvenile but were light-hearted and allowed her friends from both aspects of her life to bond.

Spinning the bottle, Ranbir let out a shout of excitement when it landed on Vijay, "Oh I'm going to have so much fun with this!"

He smirked, "I wouldn't be too sure about that."

"Okay have you ever been in love?"

Thinking for a few seconds, he clenched his jaw before answering truthfully, "Yes."

The room fell silent while he awkwardly tried to move on and spun the bottle as it landed on Scarlett, "Huh. You ready for me?"

She laughed, "Fire away."

"What is your most embarrassing memory?"

Covering her face in shame, she groaned, "It has got to be when I peed my pants during my best friend's sleepover in high school."

Emilia gasped, "Oh my god, I see you in a whole new light now!"

"Fuck off."

Shaking her head, Scarlett spun the bottle as it landed on Chris, "Hah! Finally!"

He snorted, "Alright, alright just ask the question already."

"Hmm, what are you most looking forward to?"

Shooting a mischievous glance at Kiara, he responded, "Trouble."

The group oohed as he ignored them and spun the bottle, only for it to land on her, "Well, well, well. I'm not sure if this is fate or just pure dumb luck."

She winked, "You better believe it, baby."

"Who in the world inspires you the most?"

Looking him straight in the eye, she said, "Vijay Kapoor."

Shocked, Vijay turned to look at her with tear-filled eyes as he reached over to squeeze her hand in thanks while Milo protested, "Oh for fuck's sake, you're not really suggestin–"